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Posted: | CDF Labor Law LLP Category: California - Wage & Hour
By: New California Paid Sick Leave Requirements Go Into Effect January 1
On January 1, 2024, Senate Bill (SB) 616 goes into effect and expands paid sick leave (“PSL”) for almost all California employers and employees. SB 616 amends Labor Code sections 245.5, 246, and 246.5, and increases the minimum required amount
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: Alabama
On November 9, 2023, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law a bill that beginning on January 1, 2024, will make compensation received by full-time hourly wage-paid employees for overtime work performed in excess of 40 hours in a workweek exempt from Alabama state income tax.
Posted: | Ogletree Deakins Category: California - Cal/OSHA
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board held its monthly meeting on December 14, 2023. At the meeting, the Standards Board unanimously adopted an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to address the rising instances of occupational silicosis among the engineered stone fabricating industry employees. The ETS amends the existing California
Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: SHRM
Microsoft agreed to neutrality on unionization should its employees seek to unionize, announcing that the company and the AFL-CIO would work together on artificial intelligence issues.
Posted: | Littler Category: Affirmative Action - OFCCP
On December 14, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor issued final regulations requiring the so-called “nondisplacement” of workers performing work on contracts for the federal government under the Service Contract Act (SCA). These regulations implement Executive Order 14055, “Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts,” President Biden signed on
Posted: | Littler Category: Colorado - General
On November 30, 2023, the Colorado Court of Appeals in Tender Care v.
Posted: | Shaw Law Group, PC Category: California - General, FLSA - Holiday Pay, Gifts, Bonuses
For many, December is a joyful time of year, full of parties, dinners, and decorations. Yet those same festivities make December a busy time of year for us at Shaw Law Group, as we field all kinds of holiday-season-related questions from our clients. This year, we’ll share some of those questions with our faithful blog readers in a December series we’re calling the “Holiday Hotline”! Today, let’s talk about gift giving!
Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: New York Times
In July, West Hollywood raised its minimum wage to $19.08 an hour, causing angst among those who own businesses.
Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Harvard Business Review
Five steps to get a jump on your next big career move.
Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Forbes
The TikTok trend of “personality hires” has gained attention as young workers, particularly Gen-Z, have expressed the belief that they should be hired for their personalities and the positive energy they bring to the workplace.
Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Inc.
Career service FlexJobs names the most common warning signs for hybrid teams.
Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: IGN
Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Fast Company
As offices sit empty, developers are getting creative with how dead space gets used.
Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: Huffington Post
A recent report reveals that there’s a big disagreement between older and younger workers. But there’s a simple fix.
Posted: | elinfonet Category: HR Headlines Tags: NBC News
The lawyers called the lawsuit from fashion designer Asha Daniels “meritless” and said it has no connection to California, where the suit was filed.